Domestic Goddess Travels: Moved In

I can now finally say we have moved into the house here in Jakarta. It only took 54 days but who's counting. With a little paint and a bit of tlc I think the house has come up looking really good from the work which I requested.

Our Items arrived on the 23rd of June and by Thursday the 24th June we where sleeping in the house. Moving from the apartment into the house was quite easy as both are located in the some complex because we didn't have many items in the apartment the move didn't take very long. Thanks to Isah (our house keeper) Marina and Marnie (Marina's house keeper) unpacking our shipment went really fast. Herman our driver kept Paige busy unwrapping items so it went all very smoothly.

With moving into anywhere new there are always teething problems that need to be sorted out and one was the washing machine. The problem was the drain hose for the water was too high up for the water to drain away. You would think it would be easy to fix just take the pipe out of the wall, put the hose through the wall then add extra draining pipe to the hose then all would be good. Well that's what I suggested in the first place but after a number of attempts from the maintenance department of cutting down the pipe twice, making a platform for sit the washing machine to sit on then realising I was right and the men did what I said and the problem was solved, it only took five days to get the washing machine draining correctly. Isah our house keeper said "Mrs you said how to fix the problem at the start and they not listen, these men are crazy".

With the washing machine sorted and some leaks from pipes fixed I think we have ironed out some problems. Paige was really happy to see all her toys and her bike again it does make a big difference having some of our own items around us.

It is starting to feel like home away from home.

So let me tell you about the house;

The house is what I would call a villa or town house. It consists of two stories, which the ground floor consists of open plan living and dining area, a small study area, toilet room, a small second living room which is Paige's playroom, enclosed outdoor area, a laundry area and house keepers area at the back of the house.

The second floor consists of three bedrooms, plus study room which could be used as a bedroom, two bathrooms and a small storage cupboard.

Below are some photos of what the house looks like now to see before photos visit the blog post "House 21 Waiting to Move In" under May 2010.

I am very happy with the end results.